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Hey Punatics,
Anyone want to keep some bees on our place in Hamakua? 6 acres, 30 fruit trees, and it borders the Hamakua Forrest preserve. It's at 2100 feet. I'd only ask for a little honey in return; my orchard would appreciate it!
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I don't know how the bee economics in Hawaii work, but traditionally bee keepers make about half their money selling honey, and the other half of their money leasing out their bees to pollinate crops. If that is true here, rather than asking for some of the honey, you should probably plan on coughing up some money to get bees to your place.
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Ahh, no idea how it works! Just thought I'd toss it out there!
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Better off finding a local keeper and buying a queen from them. DIY.
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Fairly common here for beekeepers to put some some bees in a mac orchard in return for some honey.
DIY beekeeping is not that easy anymore. it requires dedication and a fairly substantial investment. Better to let a beekeeper worry about that.
BIBA = Big Island Beekeepers Association meets the second Tuesday of the month at the Senior Center on Kamana mauka of Kinoole in Hilo.
http://www.bigislandbeekeepers.com/
You could also stop in and talk to Danielle Downey or one of her crew in the state Ag offices on Lanikaula at Kilauea.
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Originally posted by allensylves
DIY beekeeping is not that easy anymore. it requires dedication and a fairly substantial investment. Better to let a beekeeper worry about that.
My flow hive has been working wonders for me and I didn't have the first clue about beekeeping. YMMV.
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D & S I thought you guys knew that we have hives on our property for some honey.... seems that is real common here....maybe it is more common here because the bees can produce year round...maybe because the bee keepers are nicer here than the mainland...
Esp. for a home gardener, the bump in productivity by having a close by hive is nice, but not really worth a lot of $$, esp when there are a mix of natural pollinators
flow hives have split frames & a valve & spout that allow honey withdrawal without opening the hive...but most keepers here seem to like to inspect their hives for mites, beetles & such, so are opening up their hives (Plus many bees are like ours & are fairly domesticated...actually quite nice & well bee-haved!
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Originally posted by MarkP
What is a flow hive?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SOJ3QTj8Nxg
